maggie is so funny for being the only person in the leverage universe who can immediately see through scams lol. in most spy/cop/crime/etc shows the audience is meant to assume that the loud stage whispering is inaudible in-universe, that the obvious "lying voice" is much less obvious, and that those things are made clearer for the audience’s benefit. sure, maggie has the advantage of knowing to be suspicious but the team deal with a lot of people who should be suspicious of any newcomers, and whose lives or careers depend on being able to spot a double cross. so i guess in-universe maggie is like… uniquely & superhumanly perceptive. she’s a tv character who’s immune to tv logic. her life must be so weird
[average day at work]
coworker: i guess that guy is just a normal person with no connection to the art smuggling world!
maggie: he walked 2 feet away. stood facing the corner. put a hand to his ear. and started talking loudly about how he "almost got caught" and needs to meet with someone at a cafe down the street in an hour
coworker: mhm, i don’t understand your point?
maggie: ……